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One thousand and one Arabian Nights

by Geraldine McCaughrean

FolkloreArabsFairy talesChildren's fictionAdventure and adventurers, fiction

King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.

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Book data: Open Library